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Re: Sunday Highlights--Hummingbird Photos, Charles Cattle Egrets, North Beach Pelicans

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Dan Haas

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Dan Haas

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Mon, 22 Nov 2010 08:56:05 -0500

Thanks for that heads up Pat!  And I apologize.

I'll load a few on to my blog later today, located at:
http://wahzoh.blogspot.com/

Best,
Dan

On Monday, November 22, 2010, Patricia Valdata
<> wrote:
> Dan, I have to log on to see them, so people who aren't on Facebook won't be
> able to.
> Pat
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Dan Haas
> Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 8:40 AM
> To: 
> Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Sunday Highlights--Hummingbird Photos, Charles
> Cattle Egrets, North Beach Pelicans
>
> I posted several photos of the PG hummer to facebook. They should be
> viewable to all, even if you are not a fb user.
>
> http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=240649&id=518902595&ref=mf
>
> Best,
>
> Dan Haas
> West Annapolis, MD
> 
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 22, 2010, at 8:01 AM, Bill Hubick <> wrote:
>
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> I think I'm guilty of tossing out the Rufous label too early on the P.G.
> bird. I'm all for being conservative and awaiting banding and/or truly
> close-up spread tail shots. This is a notoriously difficult ID and some of
> these birds get debated even after they've been studied in-hand. I'm good
> with Selasphorus for now!
>>
>> Awesome bird, and I look forward to more documentation. I can also post a
> few more tail shots later. Dan Haas has more as well.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> b
>>
>>
>> Bill Hubick
>> Pasadena, Maryland
>> 
>> http://www.billhubick.com
>>
>>
>> --- On Mon, 11/22/10, Bill Hubick <> wrote:
>>
>>> From: Bill Hubick <>
>>> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Sunday Highlights--Hummingbird Photos, Charles Cattle
> Egrets, North Beach Pelicans
>>> To: 
>>> Date: Monday, November 22, 2010, 6:40 AM
>>> Hi Everyone,
>>>
>>> Below are some highlights from a great Sunday of late fall
>>> birding with John Hubbell and Mike Ostrowski.
>>>
>>> First and foremost - Many thanks to Rick Borchelt for the
>>> invitation to view his Selasphorus hummingbird. I'd
>>> appreciate confirmation from those fully qualified to rule
>>> out Allen's, but it looks like a good Rufous to me. (Also
>>> present: Rick Borchelt, Mikey Lutmerding, Jim Moore, Jared
>>> Fisher, Dan Haas had just left)
>>>
>>>
> http://www.billhubick.com/images2/rufous_hummingbird_college_park_md_2010112
> 1_01.jpg
>>>
> http://www.billhubick.com/images2/rufous_hummingbird_college_park_md_2010112
> 1_02.jpg
>>>
>>> Smoky Road, Calvert Co.
>>>
>>> Good numbers of expected species, headlined by a total of
>>> 33 HERMIT THRUSHes, easily becoming my new high count
>>> (previously 18 at a single site). At one point we had seven
>>> in a single tree. The berry crop here is excellent right
>>> now, but the fields are tidy with winter wheat and poor for
>>> sparrows except along hedgerows. Five Red-breasted
>>> Nuthatches. A Cooper's Hawk made an attack run on a flying
>>> flock of Cedar Waxwings.
>>>
>>> Cattle Egrets in Charles
>>>
>>> We visited Indian Creek WMA for sparrows/rarities, and
>>> enjoyed the continuing four CATTLE EGRETs originally found
>>> by the Ostrowski brothers.
>>>
>>> North Beach Pelicans
>>>
>>> Waiting to turn left at the light on Route 260, John picked
>>> out six BROWN PELICANs headed north. Good birds already, we
>>> quickly realized these would probably continue north past
>>> the Anne Arundel line. Minutes later we were at North Beach
>>> Marsh and had moments to spare before they crossed into Anne
>>> Arundel. My third record, and doubling my previous high
>>> count of three from 11/26 of last year. Surf and Black
>>> Scoters present.
>>>
>>> Chesapeake Beach Marina
>>>
>>> Laughing Gull--191
>>> Ring-billed Gull--5
>>> Herr